For the first time since I had been in New York, there were no visitors around, just me and Mary. It was an exceptionally nice day. Most of the window... in the two-story split-level house were open and, despite the almost insufferable heat, cool breezes blew through the small abode to kiss my face. Mona's brother and I were able to get away with just wearing boxers around the house, but with him and his sister gone, I took my lack of attire a step further and pulled on a snug pair of burgundy. To my left, if I had been able to observe it, was a fireplace and imposing mantelpiece. The carpet was Paisley type weave of blue and beige and the wall paper Herbert Morrison. Behind me was a wood panelled screen that enabled the room to be opened into a still larger one. This screen normally functioned to allow the adjacent space to serve as an office. As such, its thin wooden panels did nothing to attenuate any sound between that office and the chamber in which I was currently stood. In this. I left Ali to her morning workout and steam. She worked regularly out on her Stairmaster and Cardio Glide machines for half an hour. She has lost an enormous amount of weight over the past two years. But she has done it sensibly with a good healthy diet and exercise. She has by no means a six pack stomach but she is now nice and firm and although not super slim very well proportioned. She uses creams and scrub pads and her skin has regained a healthy glow with no sagging. She has always had. "I liked where this was going."Anyway, I guess Leah had bought a new razor and left it in her room," she continued. "And since she thought no one was home, she didn't bother covering up with a towel when she got out of the shower and went to grab the razor. She came out of the bathroom buck naked, dripping water. She saw me, and I swear it was like that scene in 'Something's Gotta Give,' when Diane Keaton gets caught naked and freaks out. Leah screamed and tried to cover up, but let me tell.